Regulation on the responsibility for metrological inspection in Vietnam

According to Article 13 of Decree No. 86/2012/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, the responsibility for metrological inspection is specified as follows:

- The Ministry of Science and Technology shall organize metrological inspection nationwide. The Directorate for Standards, Metrology, and Quality shall assist the Ministry of Science and Technology in cooperating with relevant organizations in:

+ Carrying out periodic or irregular inspection of the calibration and test of measurement instruments and measurement standards;

+ Carrying out irregular inspection of the methods of measurement, measurement instruments, measurement standards, and the quantity of pre-packed goods at the request of competent agencies or when detecting violations.

- Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, Governmental agencies, within their ambit of tasks and power, shall cooperate with the Ministry of Science and Technology to organize the metrological inspection.

- Provincial People’s Committees are responsible for the local metrological inspection. The Sub-Departments of Standards, Metrology, and Quality affiliated to the Service of Science and Technology shall assist provincial People’s Committees in cooperating with relevant local organizations in:

+ Carrying out periodic or irregular inspection of the measurement standards, measurement instruments, measurement methods, quantity of pre-packed goods;

+ Carrying out irregular inspection of the inspection, calibration, and test of measurement instruments and measurement methods at the request of competent agencies or when detecting violations.

- District-level People’s Committees shall be in charge and cooperate with the Sub-Departments of Standards, Metrology, and Quality and relevant organizations in carrying out inspection and markets, shopping malls, wholesale places and retail places locally, with regard to the measurement methods, measurement instruments, and quantity of pre-packed goods.

-  Commune-level People’s Committees shall cooperate with the inspecting agencies in carrying out local inspection of the measure methods, measurement instruments, and quantity of pre-packed goods.

- Inspectors of science and technology, the Customs, the Police, the Market management, and other organizations, within ambit of their functions, tasks, powers, shall cooperate with the inspecting agencies in carrying out metrological inspection.

View details at Decree No. 86/2012/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from December 15, 2012.

Le Vy

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